Town of Eastham Annual Report 1957-1961, Part 30

Author: Eastham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: the Town
Number of Pages: 904


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Doyle, John Dunsford, Arthur Hicks, Paul Hollis, Thomas Humphrey, Brian Pearson, Robert Vander May, Richard Williams, David


Horton, Susan


Monzon, Linda


Moore, Leslee


Pearson, Eleanor


Rice, Tamsen


Seaman, Christine


Anderson, Marcia


Atwood, Sandra Baker, Laurena


Daley, Patsy


Johnston, Kathryn Quinn, Marie


Ullman, Deborah


GRADE 9


Baker, Lawrence Burns, David Campbell, Bruce Carron, Bruce Hokkanen, Wm. King, Michael Whiting, Bert W. Whiting, Frank


Conefrey, Anne Conlin, Jeanne


Dunphy, Susan Flint, Rosalyce MacPherson, Roberta


Nickerson, Cheryl


Weber, Cheryl Woodworth, Sally


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Hollis, Charles Jennings, Charles Monzon, David


Savin, Bruce


GRADE 10


Blomme, Ronald Gill, Roger Maynard, Richard Sanderson, Arthur Turner, Fred


Hatch, Paula


Hoffman, Constance Nickerson, Joyce


Nickerson, Karen Westergaard, Ellen


GRADE 11


Anderson, Leonard


Drown, Wesley


Fulcher, Duane Shakliks, John Delaney, Dorothy Ann Doughty, Sandra


Hollis, Claire


Seaman, Karen


St. Aubin, Carol


Ullman, Sarah


Vandermay, Linda


Weber, Sybil


GRADE 12


Anderson, Wayne ('arron, Wayne


Delaney, Donald


Moore, Donna


Joseph, Wayne Monzon, Brian


Reed, Mary


Nickerson, Bradford


Roger, Sally


Schofield, Gene Carey, Agnes Dunsford, Barbara


Sproul, Nancy


Turner, Priscilla


Whiting, Jeanne


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Dunsford, Sandra


Knowles, Anne


Pearson, Helen


SCHOOL CENSUS


October 1, 1960


Boys


Girls


Five years or over and under seven


25


27


Seven years or over and under sixteen


100


86


125


113


DISTRIBUTION OF ABOVE MINORS


In Public Day School


Five years or over and under seven 41


Seven years or over and under sixteen 159


In Private School Membership:


Five years or over and under seven 11


Seven years or over and under sixteen 26


Not Enrolled in any Day School :


Five years or over and under seven Seven years or over and under sixteen


In State & County Institutions & Special Schools for Defectives and Delinquents


Five years or over and under seven Seven years or over and under sixteen 1


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1961 UNION No. 54


and EASTHAM - ORLEANS - WELLFLEET REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT


January 3, Tuesday


February 17, Friday


February 27, Monday


March 31, Friday


April 18, Tuesday


April 24, Monday


May 30, Tuesday June 16, Friday


September 5, Tuesday September 6, Wednesday October 12, Thursday October ( ?), Friday November 22, Wednesday


November 27, Monday December 22, Friday


Reopen


Close usual hours for mid- winter recess


Reopen


Good Friday


Close usual hour for spring recess


Reopen


Memorial Day


Close midmorning for sum- mer recess


Teachers meeting


Classes begin


Columbus Day


Teachers Convention


Close midday for Thanksgiv- ing recess


Reopen


Close midday for Christmas Recess


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CORPS OF TEACHERS-1960


Name


Position


Preparation


Degree


Service Began in Eastham


Experience Prior to September


Home Address


Otto E. Nickerson


Principal and Teacher Gr. 6


ITyannis Normal


1924


41 Yrs.


Orleans R.F.D.


Della Macomber


Teacher Gr. 5


Bridgewater Teachers College


9/9/46


17 Yrs.


Orlean's R.F.D.


Esther K. Handel


Teacher Gr. 4


Boston Teachers College


11/48


23 Yrs.


North Eastham


Alice Guarino


Teacher Gr. 3


University of Vermont


B.S.


9/9/57


5 Yrs.


Orleans


Alice Joseph


Teacher Gr. 2


Bridgewater Teachers College


B.S.


9/9/57


Vesta Gould


Teacher Gr. 1


Hyannis Normal


9/8/43


25 Yrs.


Orleans R.F.D.


Barbara N. Howes


Teacher


Kindergarten


Harvard University


B.S.


9/12/60 71/2 Yrs.


Dennis


Carbara N. Wright


Elementary Supervisor


Tufts


A.B.


9/9/5'7


8 Yrs.


Orleans


rauk B. James


Supervisor Instrument Music


New England Conserva- tory of Music


B.M.


9/9/57


3 Yrs.


West Chatham


Paul Nossiter


Supervisor Vocal Music


Harvard University


M. Ed.


9/12/60


6 Yrs.


Wellfleet


Judith L. Borden


Supervisor Art


Rhode Island School of Design


B.F.A.


9/12/60


Yrs.


Orleans R.F.D.


Ethel T. Reed


Physical Ed. (Elem.)


Sargent, U. of Buffalo


9/9/56


28 Yrs.


North Easthan!


13 Yrs.


Wellfleet


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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


WARRANT


TOWN of EASTHAM


With


Recommendations by the Finance Committee


OF


EAS


NMOJ


NAUSET 1620


P


FEBRUARY 20, 1961


7:00 P.M.


COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ARTICLE 12


1. Accountant


$


$1,728.00


2. Accountant Expense


250.00


18.72


500.00


3. Ambulance Hire


1,500.00


1,500.00


4. Appeal Board


500.00


60.89


600.00


5. Assessors Abstracts


200.00


58.00


250.00


6. Auditorium Note


3,000.00


3,000.00


7. Building Inspector Certification of Notes


10.00


10.00


10.00


9. Christmas Tree Civilian Defense


1,065.00


618.73


400 00


11.


Conservation Commission


200.00


103.30


200.00


12.


Custodian


3,224.00


206.66


3,380.00


13.


Dog Officer Account


100.00


16.00


100.00


14.


Dutch Elm Disease


150.00


200.00


15.


Election and Registration


800.00


285.69


700.00


16.


Finance Committee Expense


25.00


2.50


25.00


17. Fire Department


5,225.00


156.89


6,340.00


18.


Health


800.00


17.52


1,000.00


19.


Highways-General


3,000.00


9.67


2,000.00


20.


Insect Pest Control and Poison Ivy


1,500.00


.59


1,600.00


21.


Inspector of Animals


80.00


80.00


22.


Insurance


720.00


106.67


835.00


23.


Interest


2,100.00


11.25


1,900.00


24.


Legal Expense


1,000.00


434.96


1,000.00


25.


Library


2,000.00


6.46


3,500.00


26.


Memorial Day


150.00


14.50


150.00


27.


Miscellaneous


1,000.00


709.69


1,000.00


28.


Office Clerk


1,600.00


1,772.00


29.


Old Cemeteries


350.00


98.00


350.00


31.


Planning Board


300.00


100.00


42.67


300.00


32.


Police Department


10,000.00


221.91


10,400.00


33.


Public Amusement and Advertising


500.00


1,200.00


34.


Recreation


2,000.00


171.95


2,000.00


35.


Regional School District


85,772-52


91,834.28


36.


Reserve


5,000.00


42.07


5,000.00


37.


Retirement


1,969.73


2,082.06


38.


School


76,260.00


159.10


81,758.00


39.


School Out of State Travel


100.00


49.99


100.00


41.


School Notes (Addition)


6,000.00


6,000.00


43.


Secretary of Finance Committee


50.00


50.00


44.


Selectmen & Assessor Expense


900.00


101.02


1,800.00


45.


Shllfish Protection and Propagation


1,500.00


1,068.09


1,500.00


46.


snow


1,500.00


2.62


2,000.00


47.


Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots


50.00


50.00


50.00


48.


Surety on Bonds


360.00


7.20


390.00


49. Tax Titles


1,500.00


.10


1,200.00


50.


Town Dump


2,000.00


500.00


141-58


2,500.00


51.


Town Hall


5.300.00


444.00


6,000 00


52.


Town Landings


5,000.00


992.32


5,000.00


53.


Town Reports


1,075.00


5.45


1,000.00


54.


Treasurer, Collector, Clerk Expense


1,250.00


358.32


1,550.00


55.


Tree Warden


600.00


600.00


56.


Veterans' Benefits


3,000.00


534.58


3,000.00


57.


Vocational Education


2,000.00


640.00


12.36


3,000 00


58. Welfare Administration


1,000.00


1,000.00


59.


Welfare Services


25,000.00


935.72


27,000.00


60. Wire Inspections


300.00


59.00


350.00


$275,834.25


$3,681.93


$5,914.29 $296,054.34


Less Transfer from Overlay Surplus 5,000.00


5,000.00


$270,834.25


$291,054.34


42.


Sealer of Weights and Measures


120.00


7.82


120.00


40. School Lunch


800.00


800.00


30.


Old Windmill Care and Improvement


700.00


700.00


150.00


1.13


150.00


10.


1,500.00


1,500.00


8.


Approp. Transfers 1960 $1,728.00 $


Balances


Approp. 1961


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Barnstable, ss.


To Harvey T. Moore, Constable of the Town of Eastham,


in the County of Barnstable :


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on Monday, the Twentieth (20) day of February next at 7:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles in this Warrant and to meet in the Town Hall at 10:00 o'clock in the morn- ing on Tuesday, the Twenty-First (21) day of February next, then and there to elect all necessary officers.


POLLS TO OPEN AT 10:00 A.M. AND MAY CLOSE AT 6:00 P.M.


Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to have a blackboard at the front of the Hall, showing the effect on the tax rate of the various articles in the Warrant, or take any action relative thereto.


No recommendation required.


Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 647 of the Acts of 1960, pertaining to County pensions and retirement allowances.


Recommended.


Article 3. To see in what manner the Town will vote to dispose of its' refunded dog tax.


Recommended that the Town place the refunded dog tax at the disposal of the Puble Library.


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1961, and issue a note or notes therefore, payable in one year and renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of


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less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chap- ter 44, General Laws.


Recommended.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of re- imbursement for the financial year beginning January 1. 1961, and to issue a note or notes therefore, payable in one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Recommended.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $1,000.00 for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be resi- dents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Chapter III, Section 74, General Laws, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended $500.00.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell property taken under Tax Title procedure by the Town, and raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for this purpose, or take any action rela- tive thereto.


Recommended.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to pay a bounty of fifty cents (50c) each for woodchucks killed within its' boundaries during the ensuing year and raise and appropriate the sum of $30.00 for this purpose, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended.


Article 9. To see if he Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended $4,000.00.


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Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the purchase of a Police Cruiser, and the present Cruiser to be traded in as a credit towards the new.


Recommended.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to be paid to the Town of Orleans for Ambulance, Fire and Police Dispatcher Service for the year 1961.


Recommended.


Article 12. To act on the Annual Report, including recommendations and reports of the Selectmen and other Town Officers, and see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury sums of money for the same, or take any action relative thereto.


Department


Recommendations of Dept. Heads and Finance Committee 1961


1. Accountant


$ 1,728.00


2. Accountant Expense 500.00


3. Ambulance Hire


1,500.00


4. Appeal Board


600.00


5. Assessors Abstracts


250.00


6. Auditorium Note


3,000.00


7. Building Inspector


1,500.00


8. Certification of Notes


10.00


9. Christmas Tree


150.00


10. Civilian Defense


400.00


11. Conservation Commission


200.00


12. Custodian


3,380.00


13. Dog Officer Account


100.00


14. Dutch Elm Disease


200.00


15. Election and Registration


700.00


16. Finance Committee Expense


25.00


17. Fire Department


6,340.00


18. Health


1,000.00


19. Highways-General


2,000.00


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20. Insect Pest and Poison Ivy Control


1,600.00


21. Inspector of Animals


80.00


22. Insurance


835.00


23. Interest


1,900.00


24. Legal Expense


1,000.00


25. Library


3,500.00


26. Memorial Day


150.00


27. Miscellaneous


1,000.00


28. Office Clerk


1,772.00


29. Old Cemeteries


350.00


30. Old Windmill Care and Improvement


700.00


31. Planning Board


300.00


32. Police Department


10,400.00


33. Public Amusement and Advertising


1,200.00


34. Recreation Commission


2,000.00


35. Regional School District


91,834.28


36. Reserve


5,000.00


37. Retirement


2,082.06


38. School


81,758.00


39. School, Out of State Travel


100.00


40 School Lunch


800.00


41. School Notes (Addition)


6,000.00


42. Sealer of Weights and Measures


120.00


43. Secretary of Finance Committee


50.00


44. Selectmen and Assessor Expense


1,800.00


45. Shellfish Protection and Propogation


1,500.00


46. Snow


2,000.00


47. Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots


50.00


48. Surety on Bonds


390.00


49 Tax Titles


1,200.00


50. Town Dump


2,500.00


51. Town Hall


6,000.00


52. Town Landings


5,000.00


53. Town Reports


1,000.00


54. Treasurer, Collector. Clerk Expense


1,550.00


55. Tree Warden


600.00


56. Veteran's Benefits


3,000.00


57. Vocational Education


3,000.00


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58. Welfare Administration


59. Welfare Services


60. Wire Inspections


1,000.00 27,000.00 350.00


$ 296,054.34


Less Transfer from Overlay Surplus 5,000.00


$ 291,054.34


Recommended.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108, Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended, and raise and appropriate sums of money for salary :


Department Head Recommendation


Moderator


$ 50.00


Constable


50.00


Road Surveyor


50.00


Selectmen ($1000.00 each)


3,000.00


Assessors ($1000.00 each)


3,000.00


Board of Welfare ($300.00 each)


900.00


Treasurer, Collector, Clerk


4,100.00


$ 11,150.00


Recommended.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay the unpaid bills of 1960.


Recommended.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of holding Band Concerts in the ensuing year, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended $450.00.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $346.40 for Greenhead Fly Control,


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as authorized by Section 24, Chapter 252, General Laws, and authorize the Town Treasurer to pay said appropria- tion into the State Treasury.


Recommended.


Article 17. To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapters 516 and 524, Acts of 1950, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, main- tenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers, in accordance with Section II of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and author- ize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indem- nity therefor to the Commonwealth.


No recommendation required.


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,400.00 : $1,900 to be used in con- junction with $1,900.00 from school funds for a salary of $3,800.00 for a Nurse, and the other $500.00 to be used for expenses, said nurse to be working both as a School and Town Nurse, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $490.00 to pay the operating charge of five (5) lumen Mercury street lights, on the State Highway in front of the Town Hall, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended.


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following by-law; "No member of the Planning Board and/or the Board of Appeals, employed by or represent- ing an applicant before said boards shall have a vote on any decision directly concerning his client". By request. No recommendation required.


Aricle 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and


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appropriate, or transfer from anappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing an addition to the present Public Library, or take any action relative thereto.


Recommended $13,500.00.


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available iund, in he Treasury, a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing land at Boat Meadow Creek and Cape Cod Bay which adjoins Town owned land, for public use, and au- thorize the Selectmen to take any action relative thereto.


Recommended $2,000.00.


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to amend paragraph One of Article Eleven of the Building Code by deleting the work "public" so that paragraph One shall read: The building lines of structures for human habita- tion shall not be nearer to the nearest boundary of any way than 30 feet, nor nearer to the interior side and rear lot lines than 25 feet ; and if on land of single ownership, they shall not be nearer to each other than 50 feet. The building lines of structures which are necessary to wood framed structures for human habitation shall not be near- er to side and rear lot lines than 12 feet, nor nearer to the nearest boundary of any way than 30 feet.


No recommendation required.


Aricle 24. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by creating paragraphs d and e under the Section entitled Definitions; said paragraphs to read as follows :


(d) Signs shall mean all advertising devices or insignia whether lettered or not, designed to promote a business, the sale of a product or of a service.


(e) The area of a sign shall be determined by the multi- plication of the width and height including borders or moulding without deductions for open spaces or other ir- regularitics.


No recommendation required.


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Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law so that paragraph 10 of Section III reads as follows :


The display of not more than two double faced signs on resident occupants property which shall pertain to the occupation of said occupant or to use of such property as herein above authorized which shall have a total area of not more than 12 square feet and provided that said sign or signs are not of the type or style employing or using flashing neon or fluorescent lighting or any lighting simi- lar thereto.


No recommendation required.


Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by adding the following paragraph to Section IV which shall be called paragraph 8 :


The display of not more than two double faced signs on resident occupants property which shall pertain to the occupation of said occupant or to use of such property as herein above authorized which shall have a total area of not more than 12 square feet and provided that said sign cr signs are not of the type or style employing or using flashing neon or fluorescent lighting or any lighting similar thereto.


No recommendation required.


Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by deleting paragraph 5, Section V, after the word "therefore" and substitute the folloy. o that paragraph 5 shall read :


The display of not more than one sign which shall pertain to the use of such property as herein above au- thorized. Said sign shall be freestanding and may have a base not exceeding 3 feet in height above road grade and shall not have a dimension exceeding 10 feet in any di- rection and shall read from both sides for a total sign area of 40 square feet or if reading from one side only shall not exceed 20 square feet exclusive of supports therefor. A setback of fifteen feet from the nearest street or high-


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way sideline shall be required. Signs on a commercial building may read from one side only and shall have no more than 40 square feet total area. Illuminated signs shall not have any glare distracting to drivers nor shall there be any exposed neon or gas filled type signs or illumina- tion in colors that will conflict with the ability to readily see traffic lights or cause any hazardous condition there- from and there shall be no flashing, rotating or oscillating supplementary lighting. Gasoline stations and garages will be allowed the standard permanent oil company signs in addition to the name sign plus the customary lubrication. washing and service signs displayed in the positions to which they apply.


No recommendation required.


Article 28. To see if he Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by deleting paragraph 3, Section V-A after the word therefor and to substitute the following so that paragraph 3 shall read :


The display of not more than one sign which shall per- tain to the use of such property as herein above auhorized. Said sign shall be freestanding and may have a base not exceeding 3 feet in height above road grade and shall not have a dimension exceeding 10 feet in any direction and shall read from both sides for a total sign area of 40 square feet or if reading from one side only shall not exceed 20 square feet exclusive of supports therefor. A setback of fifteen feet from the nearest street or highway side- line shall be required. Signs on a commercial building may read from one side only and shall have no more than 40 square feet total area. Illuminated signs shall not have any glare distracting to drivers nor shall there be any exposed neon or gas filled type signs or illumination in colors that will conflict with the ability to readily see traffic lights or cause any hazardous condition therefrom and there shall be no flashing, rotating or oscillating supplementary light- ing. Gasoline stations and garages will be allowed the standard permanent oil company signs in addition to the


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name sign plus the customary lubrication, washing and service signs displayed in the positions to which they apply.


No recommendation required.


Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by extending Commercial District C, (as shown on the Official Zoning Map dated February 14, 1952), on both sides of Route Six to a depth of five hundred feet, Southerly to the center of the drainage ditch which sepa- rates the properties of Obed Fulcher, Clayton Horton and Mary A. Chase. By request.


No recommendation required.


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Law by extending Commercial District C, (as shown on the official Zoning Map dated February 14, 1952), on both sides of Route 6 to a depth of five hun- dred feet, Southerly to Governor Prence Road.


By request.


No recommendation required.


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to accept as a gift, acquire by purchase, or take by eminent domain, in behalf of the Town for the purposes of a recreation area and playground, all or any part of the beach, salt marsh, dunes and upland not now owned by the Town, and excluding from the same such title as may be vested in the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts, and bounded and described as follows:


Northerly by land of the Town of Eastham and land of the United States of America, 500 feet, more or less ;


Easterly by the mean high water line of the Atlantic Ocean, 12,000 feet. more or less ;


Scutherly by the waters of Nauset Inlet ; and


Westerly by the Easterly boundary line of Parcel No. 2 as shown on a plan hereinafter mentioned, said boundary line being the Easterly mean high water line of the Nauset Marshes, so-called.


Containing an area of 300 acres, more or less.


The above described premises are more particularly shown as Parcel No. 1 on a plan entitled : "Plan of Beach-


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jand and Marsh in Eastham, Mass., made for the Town of Eastham, Scale 1 inch equals 400 feet, Oct. 1960, Nick- erson & Berger, Civil Engineers, Orleans, Mass.",


and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, and to authorize the Selectmen to take all necessary action relative thereto.


Recommended $2,000.00.


Article 32. To see f the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to accept as a gift, acquire by purchase, or take by eminent domain, in behalf of the Town for the purposes of the maintenance of the tidal marshes and estuaries as reservations for the preservation of their natural beauty, and the protection of the fish, shellfish and other wildlife therein, all or any part of the Salt Marsh and flats not now owned by the Town, and excluding from the same such title as may be vasted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and described as follows:


All the Salt Marshes and flats situated Northerly of the Orleans-Eastham town line below the mean high water line along adjoinng upland in the areas known as Nauset In et, Nauset Marshes, Nauset Bay, Salt Pond Bay, Salt Pond River, Salt Pond, Christian Creek and Hemenway Channel.


Containing an area of 1100 acres, more or less.


The above described premises are more particularly shown as Parcel No. 2 on a plan entitled : "Plan of Beachland and Marsh in Eastham, Mass., made for the Town of East- ham. Scale 1 inch equals 400 feet, Oct. 1960, Nickerson & Berger, Civil Engineers, Orleans, Mass.,"


and to raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor, and to authorize the Selectmen to take all necessary action relative thereto.


R commended $500.00.


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appr priate the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of further- ing improvements at Rock Harbor, or take any action rela- tive thereto.




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